Toy



DANIEL BAJUSZ, OF VINTONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

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Specification of Iletters Patent. Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Application filed October 14, 1919. Serial No. 330,561.

To all whom it may concern:

it known that I DANIEL Bna'oszj citizen of Hungary. residing at lintondale, in the county of Camhria and State of sylvania, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following isspecification.

The primary ob siles with great force and accuracy, the in vention beingsimple in co istruction easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

it further object of the'inventionis to provide a toy shooter readilysecured to a support when desired and capable of shooting one orplurality of missiles, adjusting means being provided for changing'thecapacity of the shooter. I

With these general objects in view, the invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, in.connection? with. the acconipan' ing drawings, and in which likereference characters designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

In thedrawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the invention set orextended,

Fig. '2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof in its normal positionshowing a marble ready for shooting,

Fig.3 is a sectional view taken upon line llI- -IH of Fig. 2,

1 is an end elevation of the toy look ing in the direction of themuzzle,

Fig. 5 is a perspective View taken upon line VV of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6 is an elevational View ofthe oppo site or firing end of the mainframe portion of the toy.

. Referring more in detail to the drawings, a skelton frame or casing 10is provided having opposite rectangular ends 11 and 12 and sides 18, oneof which may be provided with openings 14 therein if desired.

A longitudinal partition 15 substantially centrally of the casing lOhasa longitudinal slot 16 terminating, incircular openings 17 and.18centrally of the endsll and 12. A

barrel19 longitudinallyslidable in the slots 16 through the openings 17and 18 has lat- .erally projecting pins 20 slidably mounted in guidegrooves '21 in the oppositeedgcs of the slots 16. It will be seen thatthe barrel 9 may slide longitudinally of the casing 10 Penn- V j V 'eotof the invention to, provide a toy adapted for shooting mlsprcventedfrom rotation by the pins 20 in the grooves 21.

Acoil spring 22 surrounds the barrel 19 with its opposite ends connectedto the easing end 12 as at 23 and to an annular shoulder 24 of thebarrel as at 25. A shaft 26. is longitudinally adjustably positionedwithin the barrel 19 having a slightly enlarged portion 27 of the shaftthreaded into a screw. threaded portion 28 of the barrel '19. A reducedextension or rod 29 of the shaft slides I through a perforation 30 inthe outer end of the barrel 19 and is provided with a cross I handle 31whereby the shaft is turned for ad ustment within said barrel. A spring32 between a head 33 at the outer end of the shaft rod 29 and. the outerend 34 of the barrel 19 prevents the rod from accidental turning in thebarrel, although permitting the adjustment of the shaft When'desired.

An annular. depression 35 in the outerfaoe of'theend 11 forms a muzzle3G centrally of said'end and with which the outer'end of the *barrel 19is normally positioned flush by the spring 22. The sidesof the borethrough the .barrel'19 are beveled'as at '37 adjacent the muzzle end ofthe toy and-a missile such 'asthe marble 38 is readily'positionedtherein scated'upon the adj accnt endof the shaft 26. By retracting theshaft 26 'to a greater extent, more missiles may be seated in thelnuzzl'e'end of thebarrel for shooting and it size maybe employed withthe toy.

he complete operation of the invention will be apparent from thisdetailed descri tion thereof, the relative position of t epartsbeingfnormally as shown. inFigs. 2

and 3 of the drawings; The marble 38 being placed in position, thehandle 31 is grasped and the barrel forced "outwardly against the actionof the spring 29 while the casing 10 is firmly held by the operator.Upon releasing the handle 31, the spring '32 draws the barrel 19forcibly through the slot 16 and projects the missile 38 with greatforce through the muzzle 36 .of the toy. Cords will be understood thatmissles of "different support and openings 42 are provided in the flangefor suitable holdfast devices, not shown. lVhile the form of theinvention setforth is believed preferable, it will be understood thatminor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. A shooter comprising a casing having a passagetherethrough, a barrel slidable through said passage, a spring normallyholding the barrel within the passage adapted for extension upon settingthe shooter for operation and adjustable means within the barrel adaptedfor changing the capacity of the shooter at will.

2. A shooter comprising a casing having opposite ends with centralperforations, a partition through the casing having a slot terminatingin said perforations, a barrel slidable through said slot andperforations, means adapted to prevent rotation of the barrel, a springadapted to return the barrel to its normal position when forciblyretracted, and means within the barrel for en gaging a missile in firingposition and having an extension outwardly of the barrel adapted forgrasping in projecting the latter.

3. A shooter comprising a casing having opposite ends with centralperforations, a partition through the casing having a slot terminatingin said perforations, a barrel slidable through said slot andperforations, means adapted to prevent rotation of the barrel, a springadapted to return the barrel to its normal position when forciblyretracted, a shaft threaded in the barrel with one end inwardly of themuzzle end of the barrel adapted for accommodating missiles, anextension rod carried by the shaft projecting through the other end ofthe barrel and an operating handle upon the outer end of said rod.

4. A shooter comprising a casing having opposite ends with centralperforations, a

aartition throughthe casing having a'slot terminating in saidperforations, a barrel slidable through said slot and perforations,means adapted to prevent rotation of the ban rel, aspring adapted toreturn the barrel to its normal position when forcibly retracted, ashaft threaded in the barrel with one end inwardly of the muzzle end ofthe barrel adapted for accommodating missiles, an extension rod carriedby the shaft projecting through the other end of the barrel, anopcrating handle upon the outer end of said rod, a spring between theouter end of the rod and barrel adapted for preventing accidentalturning of the shaft, cords cons ,nected between the barrel and adjacentend of the casingadapted for limitingthe projectlon of the barrel duringthe extending of the spring and a mounting the casing.

5. A toy comprising a casing, a flange upon the casing adapted formounting the toy upon a support, one side'of the casing having openingstherein, atransverse partition within the casing having a longitudinalslot provided with opposite grooves, perforations in the ends of thecasing in alinement with said slot, one end of the casing having anannular cut away portion forming a muzzle surrounding the perforationthereof, a barrel slidable through said slot and perforationshaving abore with its outer end beveled normally positioned adjacent said muzzleadapted for the reception of missiles, projecting pins carried by thebarrel slidable in said grooves, an annular shoulder upon the barrelexteriorly of the opposite end of thecasing from'sai'd muzzle, anormally retracted spring surrounding the barrel with its ends securedto said shoulder and the adjacent end of the casing and means forlimiting'the introduction of missiles in the muzzle end of the barreland for retracting the barrel outwardly of the easing during theextending of said spring.

6. A toy comprising a casing, a flange upon the casing adapted formounting the toy upon a support, one side of the casing having openingstherein, a transverse partition withinthe casing having a longitudinalslot provided with opposite grooves, perforations in the ends of thecasing in alinement with said slot, one end of the casing having anannular cut away portion forming a muzzle surrounding the perforationthereof, a barrel slidable through said slot flange carried by andperforations having a borewith its outer end beveled normally'positionedadj acent said muzzle adapted for the reception of missiles, projectingpins carried-by the barrel slidable in said grooves, an annular shoulderupon the barrel exteriorlyof the opposite end of the casing from saidmuzzle, a normally retracted spring surrounding the barrel with its endssecured to said shoulder and the adjacent end of the casing, ashaftwithin the barrel having a portion thereof in threaded engagement withthe interior of the barrel and the outer end of the shaft spacedinwardly of the outer end of the barrel, a rod extension upon the shaftprojecting outwardly of the barrel, a handle carried by said extension,means surround- 'in said extension ada ted for reventin o b theaccidental turning of said rod and shaft.

7. Av toy comprising a casing, 'a flange upon the casing adapted formounting the toy upon a support, one side, of the casing having openingstherein, a transverse partition within the casing having a longitudinalslot provided with opposite grooves, perforations in the ends of thecasing in 'aline ment with said slot, one end of the casing having anannular cut away portion forming a muzzle surrounding the perforationthereof, a barrel slidable through said slot and perforations having abore With its outer end beveled normally positioned adjacent said.muzzle adapted for the reception of missiles, projecting pins carried bythe barrel slidable in said grooves, an annular shoulder upon the barrelexterlorly of the opposite end of the casing from said muzzle,

a normally retracted spring surrounding the barrel'with its ends securedto said shoulder and the adjacent end of the casing, a shaft within thebarrel having a portion thereof in threaded engagement with the interiorof the barrel and the outer end of the shaft spaced inwardly of theouter end of the barrel, a rod extension upon the shaft projectingoutwardly of the barrel, a handle car movement limiting cords securedbetween said shoulder and the adjacent end of the casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DANIEL BAJUSZ.

